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Janet Colson

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Janet Colson grew up in Staffordshire, England and now lives in Wellington, New Zealand. She has an MA in English and American Literature from King’s College, London and went on to become one of London’s most successful arts fund-raisers. Her first novel, The Shark Party,was released by Escalator Press in November 2014 and has met with critical acclaim,

“Descriptions of New York high-life to rival Bret Easton Ellis . . . An engaging, evocative page-turner of a debut." – Tom Goulter, FishHead Magazine.

Janet Colson has published short fiction in UK anthology Words Made Flesh and created the theatre piece Dali’s Womb. She is devoted to her border terrier and drinks a lot of tea.

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